Fix version assignment syntax in CI workflows and Dockerfile

Author: craig8

.github/workflows/deploy-dev-release.yml

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
           push: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'GRIDAPPSD' }}
           build-args: |
             PYTHON_VERSION=3.12
-            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION==${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION=${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
           tags: |
             ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
             ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}-py312
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ jobs:
           push: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'GRIDAPPSD' }}
           build-args: |
             PYTHON_VERSION=3.10
-            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION==${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION=${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
           tags: |
             ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}-py310
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
           push: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'GRIDAPPSD' }}
           build-args: |
             PYTHON_VERSION=3.11
-            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION==${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
+            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION=${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
           tags: |
             ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}-py311
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
           push: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'GRIDAPPSD' }}
           build-args: |
             PYTHON_VERSION=3.12
-            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION==${{ env.VERSION }}
+            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}
           tags: |
             ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ env.VERSION }}
             ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ env.VERSION }}-py312
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
           push: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'GRIDAPPSD' }}
           build-args: |
             PYTHON_VERSION=3.10
-            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION==${{ env.VERSION }}
+            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}
           tags: |
             ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ env.VERSION }}-py310
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
           push: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'GRIDAPPSD' }}
           build-args: |
             PYTHON_VERSION=3.11
-            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION==${{ env.VERSION }}
+            GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}
           tags: |
             ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ env.VERSION }}-py311
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64

Dockerfile

@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Install gridappsd-python
-# If GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION is set (e.g., "==2025.3.2"), use it
+# If GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION is set (e.g., "2025.3.2"), install that exact version
 # Otherwise install latest from PyPI
-# --pre allows installing prerelease versions (e.g., 2025.3.2a15)
+# --pre allows installing prerelease versions (e.g., 2025.3.2a17)
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
-    && pip install --pre gridappsd-python${GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION:-}
+    && if [ -n "$GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION" ]; then \
+         pip install --pre "gridappsd-python==$GRIDAPPSD_PYTHON_VERSION"; \
+       else \
+         pip install --pre gridappsd-python; \
+       fi
 
 # Default command shows installed version
 CMD ["python", "-c", "import gridappsd; print(f'gridappsd-python version: {gridappsd.__version__}')"]